Ring.
Ring, dammit.
As I stare at my phone repeating this over and over, I can't help but feel like this is a futile attempt at getting a callback. Still, it makes me feel like maybe I'm willing some employer out there to think about me and dial my number.
In other words, since I've returned from ACPA I haven't heard much of anything. I had a reminder email to officially apply for a position online (which I did) and a response to an additional thank you email I sent. My gainfully employed friend (and previous fellow student) has told me to be patient, and that by the end of the week I will hear things. He doesn't understand that I'm not patient in any sense of the word and I don't understand why people aren't calling me NOW.
I have a list of other job descriptions I need to go through and apply for, but it's hard to concentrate on the idea of applying more places when I fell in love with so many others already. I have an on-campus interview this week and I'm trying to prepare for it, but it's difficult when it's in a different aspect of higher ed than what I've been interviewing for. I can't help but be really unconcerned about it. I'm completely proficient in this area and I've nearly done this exact same thing in the past. I feel like I could do it with my eyes closed, and I feel like I'd be awesome in this position....but do I want it? Do I really want it? And what would I do if they offered it to me? What if they offered it to me in the midst of interviewing at other places for other positions? What if they offered it to me when I hadn't heard back from other places at all? Ugh. Too many "what ifs" for me to think about right now.
It's starting to set in that I'll be done with school in one month. I can't believe how fast these two years have gone by, and how incredible they've been . I've learned so much, and in such a different way than I did during my undergrad years. I had a nearly tearful conversation with my supervisors last week about how much I've grown as a person and as a professional. I'm glad that others can see it just as much as I can. I must be doing something right :)
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Relax blogger "Suddenly". It is too soon to be stressed. I have been an employer at three schools. First you must get home and get organized. Then you often meet with a committee. Then you discuss with the boss. Then you deal with HR. It could be 3 weeks post ACPA or NASPA before phone calls are made to candidates. Yes, sometimes is is faster. But sometimes much slower. In the meantime, if you do find yourself in a corner, make a few phone calls. If a future employer gets angry with you because you are seeking a status report you don't want to work for them anyway.
I'm in the same place right now. The most annoying part of this is not the waiting for the employers to call, but having to repeat myself over & over when my colleagues keep asking if I've heard anything. It's frustrating because it makes me feel incompetent since I haven't heard anything yet.
I was confident and upbeat after ACPA, but now I'm not so sure because every day a supervisor will be like "have you heard anything" and I keep having to say "no, not yet" :(
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